While most of the Date Everything characters are pretty easy to find, some of them are hidden away in the attic or crawlspace and require a key to reach. However, initially Dorian doesn’t seem to ...
Learn the requirements for residential attics in different climate zones, the impact on energy efficiency, and the importance of proper insulation installation.
The classic attic is located above a flat ceiling and has the same footprint as the house below. Some attics are smaller than the footprint of the house, like the attic above the second floor ceiling of a Cape. Some attics have a triangular cross section, like the attics behind the kneewalls on the second floor of a Cape.
Learn the ways to control humidity in an encapsulated attic effectively with methods like using a dehumidifier or a vapor-diffusion vent.
I’m insulating my attic floor in climate zone 4A. Attic is vented with soffit and ridge. I have 2×6 floor joists. I was going to lay r-23 rockwool batts in between the joists and then do criss cross 2×4 studs on top of the joists and then lay r-15 rockwool batts in those (achieving the required r38) and then a plywood floor on top.
A rundown of reasons why venting an attic makes sense and how it can prevent issues that negatively impact a house's performance.
Venting an attic in cooling season The warm-climate, summertime problems of shingle life and cooling costs also show little improvement from attic ventilation. Shingle life can be shortened by higher temperatures, and asphalt shingles do stay cooler with a ventilated attic. But the effect is small, with only about six percent reduction in ...